astrotoy
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Last Activity: 07-24-2021, 01:55 AM
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I haven't bought any 4 track stereo albums in the recent last few years, except for a few Barclay-Crocker titles. Most of my 4 track stereo tapes were... -
Hi Alan, welcome. Great to have another tape buff in the group. Do you play tapes also? Thanks, LarryLeave a comment:
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I started collecting 4 track stereo tapes years before starting the 15ips 2 track tapes about 13 years ago with Tape Project. Commercial tapes started...Leave a comment:
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Yes. My Otari came from Gene Walls who refurbishes between 1 and 2 MX5050's a month. He is a retired professor of mechanical engineering. One of the... -
Paul, our resident tech Tim L. may have a cogent comment. He builds a small conversion kit which converts the Otari MX5050 B2 (and I am guessing it works...Leave a comment:
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Early 7.5 2 Track Tapes - Dubbing Speed?
Does anyone know whether the early (1950's to very early 1960's commercial 7.5ips 2track tapes were dubbed in real time or higher speed. I was checking... -
If you don't get a good reply, you can post on Tapeheads.net. Go to the Reel to Reel section. I am guessing you may have a pin 2 vs pin 3 hot in your...Leave a comment:
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Adrian, thanks for the link to the Sonorus tape dubbing service. Looks like you give them a title and they see whether they can get a copy of the master... -
If you take a look at the ads in the magazine, the Robb Report, you can see what the super wealthy are buying. There are some hifi manufacturers who advertise...Leave a comment:
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Adrian, I don't doubt that ABC Int'l may be legally licensing many or all of their Chinese titles. However, I am quite suspicious of them licensing their... -
Jonathan's Patricia Barber transfers are super. Obviously with original masters which are digital, we can't have AAA or AA tapes. My bad experience...Leave a comment:
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I have been extremely pleased with my 2 year old Lampizator Pacific DAC, a major step up in sonics of my previous consumer DACs - for both PCM and DSD...Leave a comment:
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If my speakers were human, they could vote. They have had the greatest longevity of any components in my system along with their equally old Cary SET...Leave a comment:
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Hi Lance, glad things are working out so well. LarryLeave a comment:
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Yes, unlike digital downloads and even CD's, pressing LP's is very capital intensive. Not the province of musicians or small studios recording their own...Leave a comment:
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Thanks, Greg. I bought 5 albums from ABC Int'l a few years ago. Generally the sonics were quite good. All classical titles except for Audiophile Voices...Leave a comment:
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My tape tech is Krieg Wunderlich. He is based in the North Bay - Petaluma, but comes south to work on my machines. His focus is pro machines. Not sure...Leave a comment:
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When there is competition, I normally see prices from Amazon Prime just about equal to the price of the best competitor plus the shipping cost of the...Leave a comment:
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Greg, one question. For ABC Int'l located in Shenzhen China, how were you able to determine the SPARS code for their tapes? You have DAA or ADA. I don't...Leave a comment:
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